B) Read the quotes and choose the one you like best. Compare it with a partner. Give reasons. Follow the example.

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B. Match the words to make job titles, then use them to label the pictures.

A. Look at the pictures. What do they have in common?

Lead-in

1 university a) tutor

2teaching b) teacher

3 private c) lecturer

4 primary school d) staff

2 Let's investigate the idea of education.

a) Write down some words and phrases related to education.

e.g.I like the first quote because …

I agree with the second quote because …

I find the third quote the best one because …

1Only the educated are free.

Epictetus (55AD – 135AD), Discourses

2Education makes us what we are.

Helvetius(1715 – 1771)

3Education's purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one.

Malcolm Forbes (1919 – 1990)

c) These quotations demonstrate different views on the meaning and purpose of education. How would you complete the statement, "The purpose of education is..."?

2 What makes a ‘good' student? Rank the personal skills in order of importance, then compare your list to your partner's. Place these qualities in order of their importance and motivate your reason. Add other qualities that you think are essential for making a good student. Exchange your opinions within the group. Follow the example.

e.g.“ I think that a student should be ambitious / patient / hard-working … because…”

• ambitious • disciplined • hard-working • intelligent • cooperative • determined • communicative • motivated • initiative • helpful

Reading 1

4 Watch the video about the Altai State University. What aspects of the University does the video talk about?

a)its composition and staff

b)its teaching methods

c)its age

d)its fees

e)its student accommodation

f)its academic profiles

g)its research work

h)its foreign exchange programmes